Road edge determining guide



July 7, 1936. w REEVES 2,046,581

ROAD EDGE DETERMINING GUIDE Filed Dec. 5, 1935 III/[I ll 111/111.

Gttorneg Patented July 7, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE noan anon DETERMINING GUIDE Mark w. Reeves, Clinton, Conn.

Application December 5, 1935, Serial No. 52,959

This invention relates to an accessory for vehicles and comprises a driving and parking guide, whereby the driver can determine the relation between the right front wheel and the edge of the road or pavement.

vGuide rods for this purpose have been devised, but they have been either for attachment to one or both of the front fenders or to the radiator filler cap, and when attached to the fender they are readily bent out of alignment and are under constant vibration when the car is moving, and further, are not in the proper line of vision between the driver and the edge of the road.

" The modern automobile not only does not have any radiator filler cap in an exposed position so that a guide could be attached to it, but also the radiators are constructed with an outer grid, not only v-shaped but curved, rendering it almost impossible to provide a guide device provided with 20 a universal attaching means.

In the present invention which is an improvement over the design described in my patent application filed January 31, 1933, Serial No. 654,443, I have designed a novel road edge determining 25 means for attachment to any style of automobile radiator which is provided with a shell or casin and I have also provided means whereby the device is provided with adjustment in all directions, enabling it to be set and rigidly secured within the line of vision between the driver and a predetermined distance in advance of the vehicle and in line with the right front wheel.

The object of the invention is to provide an accessory or attachment for this purpose which 35 can be readily mounted upon the front of the ment board, and the object of the ring is to conflne the vision in a similar manner as that of the front globe sight of a rifle.

with these and other objects in view, my invention consists in certain new and novel construction and combination of parts as set forth in the following specification and claims and further illustrated in the accompanying drawing, it being understood that slight changes may be made Zvithout departing from the spirit of the inven- In the drawing:

Figure 1 shows the device attached to the upper part of the shell of a curved automobile radiator.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the device, apart from the radiator.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the same, shown partly in section and attached to the shell of the radiator.

Figure 4 shows an enlarged, detail, sectional view of the clamping member, both for the radiator and the staff.

Figure 5 is a partial front view of a modified form of staff which is adaptable to V-shaped radiator grills.

Figure 6 is a transverse sectional view of the plate l2, and an end view of the T-bolt 21 showing their relationship to each other.

Referring to the drawing:

The curved radiator shell is indicated by the numeral Ill and the vertical road grill by the numeral Ii.

The clamping device comprises a plate or washer 12 formed with a center opening I3 and a parallel transverse hole l4. Mounted in front of this plate i2 is a body member l5 formed with an am'al bore i6 and a transverse intersecting tapered bore H. The bore I6 being provided with internal threads designed at its two ends. Mounted within the tapered bore I! is a partly adjustable stafi which is provided at its lower end with a ball l9, providing a ball and socket mounting, allowing the stafi to be adjusted in all directions, especially from the perpendicular. This ball end i9 being locked within the tapered bore 51 at the desired angle, having the set screw 20 threaded into the other end of the bore It.

The upper end of the staff i8 being formed with a ring 2! and a spherical sight 22 secured on the upper end of the stafi and located within the center of the ring 2!,

For securing the device to the radiator shell Hi, there is provided a T-shaped bolt 2'! for engagement with the threaded inner end of the bore I6, and provided with a head 23 having a serrated end 26 for engagement with the inner surface of the edge of the radiator shell l0, and a tongue adapted to enter the hole 58 in the plate I 2 to prevent accidental rotation of the bolt 21, thus providing the clamp for adjustment to the sheet metal shell in of the radiator and not depending upon rods and bolts passed through the honeycomb of the radiator proper.

For providing for a V-shaped curved radiator, in place of the ball IS, the lower end 01 the stafl I8 may be formed with a hook 28 passed through the straight transverse bore oi. the member l5 which will enable the stafl to be located in the proper position as indicated in Figure 5.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a driving guide for vehicles, comprising a clamping member formed with a threaded axial bore and-a, transverse intersecting bore, a plate adapted to be mounted between the rear end of said clamping member and the vehicle radiator, a T-headei clamp bolt threaded into the axial bore of the clamping member and adapted to retain a portion of the radiator between its head 4 and the plate, an upright stair, clamping means iormedon thelower end thereof and located in the transverse bore of the clamping member, a.

loclclng screw threaded into the axial bore, of the clamping member for engagement with the clamping means on the lower end 01' the stat! to retain said stafl. in an adjustable relation with p the clamping member. v

2. A driving guide for attachment to vehicle radiators, comprising a clamp member formed with a threaded axial bore andv having a transverse tapered bore, a fiat clamping plate formed with a central opening and a second opening spaced therefrom and adapted to contact with one end 01' said clamp member, a T-shaped bolt radiators, comprising a clamp member formed 15 with a threaded axial bore and having a transverse tapered bore intersecting the axial bore and recessed at its intersection, a clamping plate in adjustable contact with the inner end 01! said clamp member, a T-headedclamp bolt threaded 20 into said clamp member, passing through said clamping plate and adapted to grip the shell of the radiator between the head of the bolt and the plate, means for preventing rotary movement between the bolt and the plate, a stall! adjustably 25 I secured in the transverse bore and recessed intersection of the axial bore by a set screw threaded into the outer end oi the clamp member.

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